I've seen 13 year old children who are quite large. My next door neighbor's 11 year old is a boxer and beats his punching bag hard enough to make the house shake.
These kids decided they were grown up enough to break in an occupied house, thus giving up the "protection" of their youth. At that time they became just plain criminals. Too bad, he was probably "just turning his life around"...

I used to know someone who's 15 year old could buy liquor without getting carded, and it wasn't because he was connected. some kids simply look like adults. but even if they do look like kids, I doubt I would hesitate to defend my home against them. dead is dead, raped is raped, permanently crippled is permanently crippled, no matter the age of the attacker.

It's sad but you can't blame they home owner. He didn't know they were kid's.

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How is it sad? Where does anybody think those " kids " were going in life?

They won't be rehabilitating themselves. Prison or a premature death is all they have to look forward to. And every one of them knows it. They individually made their choices, now they can live or die for their decisions.

How is it sad? Where does anybody think those " kids " were going in life?

They won't be rehabilitating themselves. Prison or a premature death is all they have to look forward to. And every one of them knows it. They individually made their choices, now they can live or die for their decisions.

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as someone who works with troubled youth, i can say that these kids probably have a screwed up past, poor impulse control, and no positive role model in their life. if just one of those things is changed then those kids stand a chance. ive seen career criminals (younger than 18) turn their life around with some simple guidance. maybe the issue isnt the kids. maybe the parents should be the ones who are worked on here.

Parents who are having no positive influence on their kids are still having an influence. look at the news at all of the murders and rapes, not to mention all of the molesters. Where was the positive influence in their lives?

My boy is 13 and he weighs 204 and is almost 6ft tall so even though they were youths dont mean they couldnt hurt or god forbid kill someone.Although my son would not even step on or hurt a bug walking across the sidewalk and he hates it when someone makes fun of someone,I mean he gets all upset if he sees someone doing that.I have instilled the best principles in him that I can think of and it shows.

Parents who are having no positive influence on their kids are still having an influence. look at the news at all of the murders and rapes, not to mention all of the molesters. Where was the positive influence in their lives?

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